sábado, 26 de diciembre de 2015

TOPIC: Food & Healthy lifestyle

- Phrasal Verbs:

http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/eatverbs.html

- Idiomatic Expressions:

http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/lifestyle/lifestyle1.html

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/20-common-english-idioms-you-should-probably-know.html

- Specific Vocabulary:

https://myvocabulary.com/word-list/healthy-lifestylevocabulary/

TOPIC: Medicine

- Phrasal Verbs:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode136/languagepoint.shtml

http://www.espressoenglish.net/15-english-phrasal-verbs-in-use-sports-health/

- Specific Vocabulary:

https://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/medical-vocabulary.htm

- Idioms:

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/medicine

http://www.idiomconnection.com/medical.html

TOPIC: Crimes & Law

- Specific Vocabulary:

https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/criminals.htm

https://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/police-crime.htm

- Idioms:

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/cat/16.html

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/crime-idioms

- Phrasal Verbs:

http://2bachiesangelcorella.weebly.com/uploads/1/5/8/9/15890078/crime_and_punishment_vocabulary.pdf

TOPIC: Technologies

- Phrasal Verbs:

http://quizlet.com/31401168/phrasal-verbs-connected-to-technology-and-computers-flash-cards/

- Idiomatic Expressions:

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/cat/19.html

- Specific Vocabulary:

http://quizlet.com/15523443/spanish-technology-vocabulary-english-flash-cards/

TOPIC: Success

- Specific Vocabulary:

http://quizlet.com/8836719/unit-10-vocabulary-success-and-failure-flash-cards/

- Phrasal Verbs:

http://quizlet.com/45152107/phrasal-verbs-talking-about-success-failure-flash-cards/

- Idiomatic Expressions:

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/vocabulary-lesson-idioms-about-success.php#.VN3z2vmG-Ck

TOPIC: Charities

- Specific Vocabulary:

http://www.myvocabulary.com/word-list/charities-community-service-vocabulary/

- Phrasal Verbs:

http://www.englishwithjo.com/english-conversation-charity/

- Idiomatic Expressions:

http://esl-bits.net/idioms/id117.htm

TOPIC: The Media

- Phrasal Verbs (listening with transcripts):

http://www.phrasalverbdemon.com/List_internetadvertising.htm

- Idioms:

http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/communication/communication-contact.html

- Specific Vocabulary:

http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/media-vocabulary/

TOPIC: Appearance

- Phrasal Verbs:

http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/clothesverbs.html

- Idioms:

http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/beauty/beauty-appearance.html

- Specific Vocabulary:

http://usefulenglish.ru/vocabulary/appearance-and-character

TOPIC: Travelling / Living abroad

- Phrasal Verbs for Travelling Abroad:

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/phrasal-verbs-travel

- Idiomatic Expressions for Travelling Abroad:

http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/travel/travel1.html

- Vocabulary:

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/tourism.html

TOPIC: Money

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5uabp2ths1seu8r/MONEY.docx?dl=0

WRITING: Linking & Connecting

https://sites.google.com/site/maycaingles2011/writing/linkers-and-connectors

TOPICS for DISCUSSION (Writing & Speaking)

  1. Technologies.
  2. Computers and the Internet.
  3. Consumerism (online shopping, men vs women, the crisis, shopping habits, television commercials, shopping addiction, etc.).
  4. Crimes, law, politicians, corruption, public safety.
  5. Inventions (past, present and predictions for the future, cloning, playing with DNA, Robotics, etc.).
  6. Medicine (traditional vs alternative, NHS = National Health System, lifestyle and health, etc.).
  7. Modern nature (cloning human beings, technological advances, genetic engineering, etc.).
  8. Communication and relationships (networks, online dating, etc.).
  9. Education.
  10. Money (the crisis, politicians, banks, governments, economic situation, 40-year mortgages, celebrities, sportspeople, etc.).
  11. Environment/ climate change/ global warming  (carbon footprint – make sure you know what it is).
  12. Job market (men vs women, unemployment, civil servants, etc.).
  13. Travelling/ living abroad.
  14. Food and healthy lifestyle (eating disorders, stress, eating habits, etc.).
  15. The media (the news, newspapers, the radio, TV and children, reality shows, advertising, etc.).
  16. Charity (animal rigths, famous people, governments, ways of raising money, etc.).
  17. Appearance (cosmetic surgery, beautiful models and perfect bodies, television, etc.).
  18. Work (parents and child raising, civil servants, men vs women, unskilled workers, immigrants, etc.).
  19. Family and relationships (present and past, changes, the elderly, marriage, etc.).
  20. Success (young age, celebrities, success and private life, work, stress, corruption, etc.).

TOPICS with ANSWERS:

http://passyourspeakinglevelb2.wordpress.com/

TOPICS for DIALOGUES in Exams:

http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/skills/speaking/brainstormingexample.htm

domingo, 6 de diciembre de 2015

HOMEWORK (3): Passive Voice

* Recognise whether these sentences are in the active or passive voice and change them:

Example: A letter is written by Tom. (passive voice) >>> Tom writes a letter (active voice)

1. Mr Bell invented the telephone.

2. The animals will be fed by Sarah.

3. Mrs Green should teach the biology class.

4. English is spoken all over the world. (!!!!!!!)

5. My mother is going to buy some sweets.

6. Her students have sent her flowers.

7. Money was being given by Mary.

HOMEWORK (2): Passive Voice

* Change the following sentences (active voice) into the passive voice. Use these tenses:

Present Simple; Present Continuous; Past Simple; Past Continuous; Present Perfect; Past Perfect; Future 'will'; 'Be going to'; Conditional 'would'; Modal verb 'can'.

(1) Mario writes a letter.
(2) My father planted this tree.

Note: 10 changes.

PASSIVE VOICE

TUTORIALS:


- PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2szHTc5S0fc



EXPLANATION:


EXPLANATION & ACTIVITIES:


HOMEWORK (1): Conditionals

* Please, identify the type of conditional they are (I, II or III). Then, translate the following sentences:

1. Si no llueve, iremos a la playa.

2. Hubiera ido a Japón si hubiera tenido suficiente dinero.

3. Trabajaría en Italia si hablara italiano.

4. Si Rachel tuviera más tiempo, aprendería a tocar la guitarra.

5. Perderás el tren si no te das prisa.

6. Si hubiera encontrado su dirección, le habría enviado una invitación.

"I WISH / IF ONLY"

TUTORIALS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vefS0B1DIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMDt3dcjGE0

ACTIVITIES:

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/wish.html

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-if-only-I-wish.php
http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.wish.p.htm
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-84051.php
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5841
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/wish-exercises-verb.html
http://www.grammarbank.com/if-wish-clauses-quiz.html
https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/a_grammar/unit09/9c?cc=us&selLanguage=en
http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/wish_if_only.htm

SONG: http://zuriclass.wikispaces.com/file/view/Song+Lesson+Plan+(Susanne).pdf

ZERO CONDITIONAL

TUTORIAL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndNAp0c8UoE

ACTIVITIES:

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/zero-conditional.html

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/type0/menu.php

viernes, 20 de noviembre de 2015

CONDITIONALS (Types I, II & III)

TUTORIALS:

- First Conditional: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIQFQdVNUVs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDZaMZphLjk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7EQd2RfT38

- Second Conditional: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xect5MJfBhA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl7FGPOk9hg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0qmkYoxU6M

- Third Conditional: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4mxJGv9rHU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EpuItdpqgE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsG-dz1drgQ

* Conditionals (mixed): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uJu4rHCM58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmySylNR4tM

EXPLANATIONS:

- First: http://www.blueblocnotes.com/grammar/conditionals/first-conditional

- Second: http://www.blueblocnotes.com/grammar/conditionals/second-conditional

- Third: http://www.blueblocnotes.com/grammar/conditionals/third-conditional

* Mixed Conditionals: http://www.english-area.com/paginas/condicionales.pdf

ACTIVITIES:
http://inglescarmelitaslb.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/conditional-sentences.pdf

http://blogs.prensaescuela.es/comunicandocoaslinguas/files/2014/02/conditional-sentences_all_types.pdf

http://bachiller.sabuco.com/ingles/eloy/2bach/conditio.pdf

"would" + infinitive

STRUCTURE:

- Affirmative: subject + would + main verb in infinitive +  rest of the sentence.

Example: She would answer his question.

Translation: Ella respondería a su pregunta.

- Negative: subject +  would + not + main verb in infinitive + rest of the sentence.

Example: She would not (wouldn't) answer his question.

Translation: Ella no respondería a su pregunta.

- Interrogative: would + subject + main verb in infinitive +  rest of the sentence + ?

Example: Would she answer his question?

Translation: ¿Respondería ella a su pregunta?

ACTIVITIES:

http://www.aulafacil.com/cursos/l15492/idiomas/ingles/ingles-a1/verbos-modales-v-would-ejercicios

viernes, 6 de noviembre de 2015

RELATIVE CLAUSES

TUTORIALS:

RELATIVE CLAUSES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lBL3GlImGA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9EnVC5KMVU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWR8LX5b_so

RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psq26YYWpDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un9N938LnUc

DEFINING or NON-DEFINING:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASlCTRjHB7Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vb9Yd5Kb44

WHOM or WHO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3aEGrmsZ5c

EXPLANATIONS:

RELATIVE CLAUSES:
http://ingles.ing.uchile.cl/otros/Relative%20Clauses.pdf

DEFINING and NON-DEFINING Relative Clauses:
http://percybal.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/relative-clauses.pdf

WHO, WHOM, WHOSE:
http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/who_whom.html

ACTIVITIES:

RELATIVE CLAUSES:
http://etc.sfsu.edu/sites/sites7.sfsu.edu.etc/files/worksheets/relative_pronouns.pdf
http://inglescarmelitaslb.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/relative-clauses.pdf

RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
http://www.e-grammar.org/relative-clauses/

DEFINING RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
http://www.autoenglish.org/generalgrammar/gr.relative.pdf
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/relative_clauses_exercise_4.pdf

NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES:
http://www.autoenglish.org/generalgrammar/gr.nonrelat.pdf
http://www.sietecolinas.es/materiales/ing/relatives.pdf

DEFINING or NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES:
http://bachiller.sabuco.com/ingles/eloy/1bach/relative.pdf
http://isauramarques.no.sapo.pt/material/relativeclauses.pdf
http://ies1libertas.edu.gva.es/departamentos/ingles/PDFs/primerob/erelcla1b1.pdf

MORE ACTIVITIES:
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g14-relative-pronoun-gap-fill-exercise.php

* EXTRA ACTIVITIES: WHO vs WHOM
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_61.htm
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-who-whom.php

* EXTRA ACTIVITIES: OMISSION of RELATIVE PRONOUNS
http://www.eltbase.com/quiz/031_05.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/509.html
http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/relative1.htm

"used to" + infinitive

TUTORIAL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1YziY-hUHE

ACTIVITIES:

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/used-to-exercise-1.html

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions1stedition/int_unit_page/unit2/grammar/exercise2?cc=cz&selLanguage=cs

viernes, 30 de octubre de 2015

HOMEWORK: TRANSLATIONS

* Please, translate the following sentences:

1. ¿Alguna vez te has quedado dormido y te has olvidado de dónde estabas?

2. Tendré 45 años en Abril así que no me gustaría continuar sin trabajo.

3. Cuando el camarero trajo el postre, ya nos habíamos bebido nuestro té.

4. Has ganado el premio porque eres el más inteligente.

5. Dan se sintió mal mientras volaba a Michigan.

6. ¿Por qué está tan casado? - Ha estado estudiando desde ayer.

7. Habrá estado buscando trabajo y por eso ella no ha venido todavía.

8. Había estado trabajando en esa empresa 5 años hasta que lo despidieron.

9. Habrán ignorado la información dada por el médico.

10. A medianoche estaremos durmiendo, así es menos difícil madrugar.

* Please, complete the following chart:

Infinitive
Past Simple
Past Participle
Translation
fight




did




hurt




ver
listen



lunes, 26 de octubre de 2015

TENSE CHART

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rbwj7b3jp38ndyf/TENSE%20S%20CHART.docx?dl=0

IRREGULAR VERBS

IRREGULAR VERBS:

http://www.dad.uncu.edu.ar/upload/irregular-verb-list.pdf

ACTIVITIES:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/verbs.htm

TENSES

TUTORIALS:

PRESENT SIMPLE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q3jVyLaVdE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCY4J4UmSA

PAST SIMPLE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htl9dwwvYas

PAST CONTINUOUS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oRtcfl5Cvo

ACTIVITIES:

PRESENT SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS:
http://www.language-worksheets.com/support-files/elementarypresentcontinuousandpresentsimpleexercises.pdf

PAST SIMPLE:
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-simple-past.php#.VDI08fl_uCk
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-7.html

IRREGULAR VERBS:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/verbs.htm

PAST CONTINUOUS:
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-continuous-exercise-1.html
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-past-progressive.php#.VDI1ofl_uCk

PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS contrast:
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_progressive-exercises.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_progressive2.htm

TUTORIALS:

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaTx5Mx2F4Y

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz13hWw3tY8

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_aF64Xz7sQ

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe2qL1Jyi88

ACTIVITIES:

PAST SIMPLE:
http://www.language-worksheets.com/support-files/elementarypastsimpleregularexercises.pdf
http://www.scoalastefancelmarefocsani.ro/engleza/ready_made_test_worksheets/Intermediate_2.pdf

PAST CONTINUOUS:
http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.pascon.pdf

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE:
http://www.uhu.es/antonia.dominguez/presentperfect.pdf

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfectcontinuous.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-continuous-exercise-1.html
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-progressive/exercises
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-progressive

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE:
http://www.ispilledthebeans.com/exercises/PDF/exercisespastperfect.pdf
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_perfect-exercises.html

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS: http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.pastperfcon.pdf

PAST SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS:
http://makelearningfun1.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/past-simple-past-continous-exercises.pdf

PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT:
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/present_perfect_or_past_simple_2.pdf

PAST SIMPLE or PAST PERFECT:
http://www.grammarnet.com/gdownload/pdf/intermediate/iexe27.pdf

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS:
http://www.autoenglish.org/tenses/gr.percon.pdf

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS:
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/past_perfect_or_past_perfect_continuous.pdf


TUTORIALS:

WILL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBnZjova8og

TO BE GOING TO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk7jAXrBNAU

WILL/ TO BE GOING TO/ PRESENT SIMPLE/ PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RItHKHW0P1I

FUTURE CONTINUOUS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9KLnVf2_gQ

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5SSpP6ml18

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amlimz8w1Fw

ACTIVITIES:

WILL:
http://blogs.uab.cat/activitatsautoaprenentatge/files/2012/12/exercises.key_.pdf

TO BE GOING TO:
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-going-to/exercises
https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/tenses/future-i-simple-going-to/exercises

WILL/TO BE GOING TO/ PRESENT SIMPLE/ PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-mix

FUTURE CONTINUOUS:
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-future-progressive.php

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE:
http://englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Future%20Tense%20-%20Future%20Perfect%20Tense.pdf

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
http://www.autoenglish.org/tenses/gr.futperf.pdf